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Walnut Creek

1,103 people, 100 ft above sea level in Wayne County.

100 ftElevation, city center
1,103People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Clear 47°
Clear now Dew point 31° · W 3 mph · high 44°
City of Walnut Creek River Interstate 2 miles
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The Walnut Creek plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Walnut Creek

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (KGSB) · 6:55 PM
Clear
47° Clear Feels like 46° · high of 44° near 7 PM
WindW 3 mphno gusts
Humidity54%rising to 89% by morning
Pressure30.08 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 31° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAIN—none in 31 days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Freeze WarningFreeze Warning issued November 14 at 1:16PM EST until November 15 at 8:00AM EST by NWS Raleigh NC
NWS Raleigh and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 7:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:45 AM5:06 PM ↓
10 h 20 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
28
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 38, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 29 to 39° More humid: 38° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 66° / 44°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
44° 34°
0% rain — WNW 3 A
SUN Nov. 15 Sunny; warmer Sunny; warmer
59° 34°
0% rain — N 6 A
MON Nov. 16 Sunny Sunny
58° 34°
0% rain — NNE 7 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
62° 34°
0% rain — NE 1 A
WED Nov. 18 Sunny Sunny
65° 34°
0% rain — NE 5 B
THU Nov. 19 Sunny Sunny
69° 37°
0% rain — ENE 5 A
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
70° 40°
0% rain — NE 5 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Walnut Creek about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Ozarks three days ago, and over the Ohio Valley a day ago, about 1,080 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from the Tennessee Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the open Pacific. It feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 1993 Nov. 15, 1993

The hottest this week has been

87° on Nov. 15, 1993, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1900. Next is 84° in 1955.

84°
87°
19551993
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Goldsboro Seymour Johnson Afb record since 1900.
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THE GROUND

What Walnut Creek stands on

Walnut Creek’s center stands about 100 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 60 ft to 160 ft, a difference of 100 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Black Creek Formation (clay, sand), from the Cretaceous, 66 to 145 million years old.

Walnut Creek, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
100 ft200 ft WALNUT CREEK100 ftHigh point of the line200 ftNeuse Riverabout 70 ftBear Creekabout 100 ft ← W · DudleyE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Black Creek Formation

Clay, sand. Age: Cretaceous, 66 to 145 million years old. About 24 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Walnut Creek’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Walnut Creek reaches Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean by way of Walnut Creek and the Neuse: about 120 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Walnut Creek≈ 120 mi · Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF WALNUT CREEK ≈ 120 mi to Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean Walnut Creek → Neuse

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Walnut Creek; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Walnut Creek’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1900 · Goldsboro Seymour Johnson Afb, 6 mi west-northwest

Walnut Creek has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 91° in July; winter nights fall to about 34° in January. About 52 inches of rain fall in a normal year, with about 2 inches of snow.

54°34°58°36°65°43°75°51°82°60°88°69°91°72°89°71°83°66°75°54°65°43°57°37° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1 TODAY WALNUT CREEK 52.3 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
July, average91° / 72°high / low, the warmest month
January, average54° / 34°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year52.3 inwettest months: September and August
Snow a year2.0 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record108°FJuly 22, 1932
Coldest on record0°FJanuary 4, 1918
Wettest day on record7.86 inOctober 12, 1942
Snowiest day on record26.0 inMarch 2, 1927
Climate typeHumid subtropicalKöppen Cfa

AROUND THE RING

1Highs of 90° and upJune 23 to Aug. 14; normal highs reach 90°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Walnut Creek normally reaches 66° and falls to 44°. The record high is 84°, in 1955; the record low 23°, in 1976. The most rain on this date, 1.11 in, fell in 1945.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high54°58°65°75°82°88°91°89°83°75°65°57°
Normal low34°36°43°51°60°69°72°71°66°54°43°37°
Rain, inches3.553.244.223.903.524.405.426.427.033.793.173.60
Snow, inches1.30.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.7
Record high85° (1928)87° (1965)96° (1907)98° (1930)102° (1941)106° (1954)108° (1932)107° (1932)105° (1932)99° (1941)88° (1961)86° (1998)
Record low0° (1918)2° (1912)10° (1980)25° (1923)32° (1963)42° (1910)50° (1919)47° (1965)39° (1943)22° (1969)15° (1950)1° (1989)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1900 at Goldsboro Seymour Johnson Afb, 6 miles west-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Walnut Creek

1,103 people, 100 ft above sea level in Wayne County.

100 ftElevation
1,103People
2 sq miLand
Clear 47°
ClearDew point 31°
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Today in Walnut Creek

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear night 44° 0%
10p clear night 41° 0%
1a clear night 39° 0%
4a clear night 36° 0%
7a clear day 34° 0%
10a clear day 50° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1993 · NOV. 15, 1993

87°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1900.

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What Walnut Creek stands on

Walnut Creek’s center stands about 100 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 60 ft to 160 ft, a difference of 100 ft: gently rolling country.

Walnut Creek, west to east Walnut Creek100 ftHigh point200 ftNeuse Riverabout 70 ftBear Creekabout 100 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center100 ft
Within 3 miles60 to 160 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (100 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceBlack Creek Formation
Its ageCretaceous, 66 to 145 million years old
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Walnut Creek’s year

Walnut Creek has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 91° in July; winter nights fall to about 34° in January. About 52 inches of rain fall in a normal year, with about 2 inches of snow.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 1 52.3 in
July, average91° / 72° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average54° / 34° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year52.3 in · wettest months: September and August
Snow a year2.0 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record108°F · July 22, 1932
Coldest on record0°F · January 4, 1918
Wettest day on record7.86 in · October 12, 1942
Snowiest day on record26.0 in · March 2, 1927
Climate typeHumid subtropical · Köppen Cfa
1Highs of 90° and up · June 23 to Aug. 14; normal highs reach 90°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Walnut Creek normally reaches 66° and falls to 44°. The record high is 84°, in 1955; the record low 23°, in 1976. The most rain on this date, 1.11 in, fell in 1945.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1900 at Goldsboro Seymour Johnson Afb, 6 miles west-northwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 120 mito the AtlanticWalnut Creek → Neuse

A raindrop that lands in Walnut Creek reaches Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean by way of Walnut Creek and the Neuse: about 120 river miles.